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[–] AutoPastry@sopuli.xyz 36 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)
  • no touchpads

and assuming it's like their other handhelds...

  • no back buttons
  • runs windows
[–] halendos@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

And most likely poor repairability

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

Every. Single. Fucking. Time.

These people don't fucking see the light urrghhhhhhhh

[–] Sunny 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
  • runs windows.

Let me present to you https://bazzite.gg ✨ (I assume it's easy to flash these things just like on the other brands)

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think people understand that Valve also is going to own this space because of all the work they've done on Linux, them not being a trash company to their users (though, THAT bar is low).

So this is going to be very much a "Raspberry Pi" type of situation where - yeah, you can buy better SBC's than a Raspberry Pi; but everyone buys the Pi because it's got a lot of developer backing and an amazing ecosystem.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago

This is what always springs to mind to me.
Valve has a vested interest in keeping the Steam Deck 1 up-to-date even after they eventually release the 2.
Can we say the same about ASUS? And what about the smaller OEMs? Aya Neo has 14 handhelds out for gods' sake

[–] zaidka@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You don't "rival" the Steam Deck with better hardware alone.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fan base is loyal, native linux support, no obvious UX advantages with competition

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Everyone is trying to make a "Steam Deck killer" but none of these companies understand what makes the Steam Deck so good. Its not the touchpads, the back peddles, the good motion controlls, the capacitive sticks, or the good grips (although they help), its the software that truly makes a steam deck different from every other PC handheld. Everything just works and everything works together. Fundamentally you cannot recreate that experience with another poorly designed launcher, you need a true controller UI.

[–] pory@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

With SteamOS getting patches specifically to make it work as the main OS on third-party handhelds, that's less of an argument now. What's left is the absolutely insane price point of the Deck.

As of now no 3rd party handhelds ship SteamOS by default

[–] jonathan@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 weeks ago

It has that performance at 65% resolution scaling.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Imagine running windows on a handheld lol

[–] Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 weeks ago

But can I get it for $400? Because if not, then why are we talking about the Steam Deck.